1 Kings 7:1

Now Solomon built his own house for thirteen years, and he brought it to perfection.

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But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

In Context

2And he built the house from the forest of Lebanon: one hundred cubits in length, and fifty cubits in width, and thirty cubits in height, with four walkways between columns of cedar. For he had hewn the cedar trees into columns.

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Cross References

1 Kings 9:10Then, when twenty years were fulfilled, after Solomon had built the two houses, that is, the house of the Lord, and the house of the king,

Ecclesiastes 2:4I magnified my works. I built houses for myself, and I planted vineyards.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:1

As, in the story of David, one chapter of wars and victories follows another, so, in the story of Solomon, one chapter concerning his buildings follows another. In this chapter we have, I. His fitting up several buildings for himself and his own use, ver. 1-12 . II. His furnishing the temple which he had built for God, 1. With two pillars, ver. 13-22 . 2. With a molten sea, ver. 23-26 . 3. With ten basins of brass ( ver. 27-37 ), and ten layers upon them, ver. 38, 39 . 4. With all the other utensils of the temple,… Read the whole commentary →

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